SRINAGAR, Oct 9: Despite strike called by separatists against braid chopping incidents in the Kashmir Valley, 69 people travelled in the weekly Karvan-e-Aman bus, operating between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad today.

The travelers, included 26 fresh residents of Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PAK) and two Kashmiris, who crossed the Line of Control (LoC) to meet their relatives separated in 1947 due to partition.

The bus left from here in the morning for Kaman post, the last Indian military post on this side of the LoC despite strike, official sources said. The bus carried two Kashmiris and 26 PAK returnees from here.

However, at Trade Facilitation Centre (TFC), Uri 14 more PAK returnees joined them before crossing to other side. They included 17 women and 10 children who had come here in previous buses to meet their relatives.

They said 26 fresh guests from PAK including nine women and five children, arrived here in the bus to meet their relatives. However, only one Kashmiri, who had gone to PAK, returned home.

SRINAGAR, Oct 9: Complete shutdown on the call of Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) was observed across valley including summer capital Srinagar on Monday against the increasing incidents of braid chopping.
Shutdown call was given by Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik who head JRL as a mark of protest against hair chopping incidents which according to them has created fear psychosis among women in Kashmir valley.
District administration of Srinagar, in order t